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News Flashes 06.23.22: Dune 2 Cast, FDA Bans Juul, and Twitter Changes


Today we talk about the cast for Dune 2, the FDA banning Juul in the United States, and Twitter’s potential new feature. Dune 2 Cast Fans are excited as we get new details on the sequel to Dune. Yesterday they revealed more of the cast for the upcoming series. Christopher Walken is taking on Shaddam IV, Florence Pugh will be Princess Irulan, and Austin Butler has been cast as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. As if the Dune cast wasn’t already stacked, we now have a movie legend with Walken and some of the biggest names in the past few years with Pugh… Read more »

Editorial

AAPI Representation in Hollywood


Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »

Photos: Iceage in NYC


Danish post-punks Iceage made their way to NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, March 10th for their second of two sold-out shows on Delancey Street. The band has been on regular tour ever since last May when they released their fifth LP, and first on Mexican Summer Records, Seek Shelter. Lead singles “The Holding Hand” as well as “Vendetta” both featured on the 15-song setlist. Earlier this month, Iceage released a one-off cover of “Pull Up,” a highlight of up and coming Atlanta R&B singer Abra’s last EP Princess. The original song is somewhat of a gothic take on traditional R&B and Iceage’s… Read more »

Editorial

Black to the Future: Picking Up the Torch


Often, when we celebrate Black History Month we think about the Civil Rights leaders and activists of long ago. I remember being in elementary school and feeling like racism was a thing of the past because of the way it was taught. It would be great if we could just talk about social injustices as something that happened long ago but no longer. However, the fact that just this weekend I saw a “White Lives Matter” shirt at an event, means that people still aren’t understanding. All of February, we see quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.… Read more »

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